SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR MANAGING IMAGE SCAN PARAMETERS IN MEDICAL IMAGING

• US 20160179355A1
• Filed: 05/14/2015
• Published: 06/23/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/23/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: General Electric Company
• Original Assignee: General Electric Company
• Inventors: K S, Swetha
• Application Number:
  US14/712,365
• Publication Number:
  US 20160179355A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4254 using sensors mounted on the probe
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4427 Device being portable or laptop-like
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/4472 Wireless probes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/467 characterised by special input means
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 8/54 Control of the diagnostic device
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/52084 related to particular user interfaces special user input means for ultrasonic medical diagnostic devices A61B8/467
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/04806 Zoom, i.e. interaction techniques or interactors for controlling the zooming operation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0484 for the control of specific functions or operations, e.g. selecting or manipulating an object, an image or a displayed text element, setting a parameter value or selecting a range
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04845 for image manipulation, e.g. dragging, rotation, expansion or change of colour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0485 Scrolling or panning
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0488 using a touch-screen or digitiser, e.g. input of commands through traced gestures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text

Abstract

A system for managing touch based inputs is disclosed. The system includes a presentation unit capable of receiving touch based inputs and a processor for processing touch gestures received on the presentation unit. The rate of touch gestures determines a function to be performed.

Claims

1. A system for processing touch based inputs, the system comprising:

a presentation unit capable of receiving touch based inputs; and

a processor for processing touch gestures received on the presentation unit, wherein a rate of touch gestures determines a function to be performed.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the function comprises varying one or more image scan parameters associated with medical imaging, wherein the presentation unit presents medical images.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the one or more image scan parameters are associated with performing measurements on a medical image.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the touch gestures comprise tap gestures by user'"'"'s finger on the presentation unit.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the rate of touch gestures comprises speed of the tap gestures, wherein an increase and decrease in speed of the tap gestures varies the function to be performed.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the tap gestures are received at one or more regions of the presentation unit.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the one or more regions is at one or more ends of an image area of the presentation unit.

8. The system of claim 4, wherein the rate of touch gestures comprises number of tap gestures, wherein the number of tap gestures varies the function to be performed.

10. The method of claim 8, wherein the touch gestures comprise one or more tap gestures by user'"'"'s finger on the presentation unit.

9. A method for processing touch based inputs, the method comprises:

presenting medical images through a presentation unit of a device; and

receiving touch gestures through the presentation unit, wherein a rate of touch gestures determines a function associated with the medical images to be performed.

11. The method of claim 9 further comprising varying the one or more image scan parameters in response to change in speed of the one or more tap gestures.

12. The method of claim 9 further comprising varying the one or more image scan parameters based on number of taps gestures on the presentation unit.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein the tap gestures are received at one or more regions of the presentation unit.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein the function comprises varying one or more image scan parameters associated with medical imaging, wherein the presentation unit presents medical images.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the one or more image scan parameters are associated with performing measurements on a medical image.